For ten years, these two kept on going in and out of court. In the end, they received a settlement that amounted to $37.5 million. These two decided that they will not use this settlement money for their own benefit. In fact, they decided to use it for helping those immigrant residents of Arizona who may be facing similar problems.

Jim Larkin and Michael Lacey were arrested from their home in the middle of the night. They were arrested by people who came in unmarked cars. When their wives called up the police to ask them to help them, they were told that it was the cops only who had come to arrest them. It appeared that the aim of the arrest was to dissuade them from giving out any kind of incriminating evidence against Joe Arpaio, who was the County Sheriff of Maricopa County. This case got more intriguing when these police officers started asking them for the names of the readers of their online news.

These two journalists have spent most of their career in defending the Basic Rights of the American Citizens as per the First Amendment. They have been fighting a fierce battle, with very little support. This settlement money will now be used for helping all those migrants along the US-Mexico border who are having immigration issues.

Several questions have been asked about the way in which this case against them was handled. This also included the covert attempts made by the mayor, Joe, to obstruct justice. There was a lot of media attention too in this case. All this blew the whole thing further out of proportion. It turned into a public affair.

This case had started in 2007. At that time, these two were at the height of their journalism careers. This case became a huge cloud over their bright futures in journalism. It was their resilience which led to victory. Now they would like to use this money in order to address various immigration problems which are being faced by the Hispanic community in this state and other states too. Read more: Michael Lacey | Twitter and Jim Larkin | Crunchbase

These two have received a lot of appreciation from several civil rights groups for the efforts which they put in. There are several groups that are making efforts towards improving the activities of civil groups in Arizona.

Now such people can get assistance with their immigration cases from the Larkin and Lacey Frontera Fund. They simply need to contact the team which manages the fund.